And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
The king turned his face about - from the temple, where he had been watching the movement of the mystic cloud; and while the people were standing, partly as the attitude of devotion, partly out of respect to royalty, the king gave a fervent expression of praise to God for the fulfillment of His promise (2 Samuel 7:6-16.)